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\title{An Example}
\author{Mac Mason}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\section{Introduction}
Four score and seven years ago, our forefathers 
brought forth on this continent a new nation\ldots
\subsection{Materials Used}
To begin, we used the following materials:
\begin{itemize}
\item One fish
\item Two fish
\item Red fish
\item Blue fish
\end{itemize}
Later in the process, we realized we'd also need an equation.
\begin{equation}
\int_a^b f(x)dx = F(b) - F(a)
\end{equation}
\end{document}